Monitor Mondays

Two Suicides and a Bankruptcy: Have Some Auditors Gone Rogue?

August 19, 2019 Chuck Buck | Ronald Hirsch, MD | Knicole Emanuel, Esq. | David Glaser, Esq. | Ellen Fink-Samnick | Mary Inman Esq. | Edward M. Roche, PhD, JD
Monitor Mondays
Two Suicides and a Bankruptcy: Have Some Auditors Gone Rogue?
Show Notes

Two suicides, and a provider-driven into bankruptcy – and all because two ex-employee criminals looking for some fast cash lied to the state under the pretext of being whistleblowers tipping off Medicaid auditors, creating a cascade of unbelievable tragedy.  

RACmonitor Editorial Board member, investigative reporter, and New York attorney Edward Roche returns Monitor Mondays with this exclusive story about a durable medical equipment (DME) provider facing auditors who, in his words, had gone rogue.

Other segments to appear during the live broadcast include the following:

  • RAC Report: Healthcare attorney Knicole Emanuel returns to the broadcast to report on the latest audits by Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) and other third-party auditors. Emanuel, a member of the RACmonitor editorial board, is a partner in the Potomac Law Group.

  • The Court Report: Famed whistleblower attorney Mary Inman, partner in the London office of Constantine Cannon, reports on a controversial decision made last week, when U.S. District Judge David Ezra, sitting in Texas, dismissed a whistleblower’s complaint alleging that an executive with Baylor University Medical Center created an upcoding scheme to overcharge Medicare.

  • SDoH Report: Ellen Fink-Samnick, a nationally recognized expert on the social determinants of health (SdoH), has the latest news on this trending topic that is attracting significant media attention. See Ellens Survey Results

  • Risky Business: Healthcare attorney David Glaser returns to Monitor Mondays with his popular segment, in which he reports on problematic issues facing providers.

  • Monday Rounds: Ronald Hirsch, MD, vice president of R1 RCM, makes his Monday Rounds with another installment of his popular segment.